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Pong 7: The Spanish

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¡Bienvenidos a la Pong 7! We did another draft for this one, and my choices were Spain, Sumeria, or Macedonia. I thought long and hard about Macedonia, but ended up deciding on Spain. I was really interested in the Conquistador abilities, and the bonus to fighting heathens. Session 1 Pretty happy with this start. Hills, lots of mountains for a Holy Site and Campus. Man! That could have been a sweet canal city :( Going for an early pantheon! Not fighting many barbs, so I'll take the bonus scout XP for now. I was pretty excited to find the Giant's Causeway. Extra strength for my land units! I found Nubia the next turn, and sure enough they've settled pretty close to it. A few of Spain's bonuses are related to different continents. It's a bit far away, but I can probably settle some colonies there, build missions, and get some trade routes up eventually. Nubia is having a time. When picking a pantheon, I looked quickly